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Taxing cigarettes indispensable for public, economic health

Abuzar UsamaMay 11, 2024May 11, 2024

May 11, 2024May 11, 20240369

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a “difficult-to-tax economy” and limited revenue generation options but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared taxing cigarettes and other non-essential items...

Call for Tobacco Tax Increase to Safeguard Child Rights and Public Health

Abuzar UsamaMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024May 10, 20240365

Islamabad: Health activists have called for an immediate increase in tobacco taxes in Pakistan to protect the rights and health of children and the general...

Air ambulance service to kick start in Punjab from June

Abuzar UsamaMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 20240272

Lahore: Punjab Senior Minister Maryam Aurangzeb has announced that an air ambulance service will commence in Punjab from June this year. The Motorway ambulance service...

IMF’s accentuating Pakistan to capitalize hard-won stability doable: Capital Calling

Abuzar UsamaMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024May 8, 20240338

ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank has supported the statement of Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Antoinette Sayeh which has...

World Thalassemia Day being observed today

Abuzar UsamaMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024May 8, 20240325

Web Desk: World Thalassemia Day is being observed on Wednesday. This year’s theme is “Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassemia Treatment for All’’....

Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer first phase be completed in current year: Maryam Nawaz

Abuzar UsamaMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024May 7, 20240515

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz said that the Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer first phase will be completed in the current year. The CM...

KP govt decides provision of free treatment and tests for elderly people in govt hospitals

Abuzar UsamaMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024May 7, 20240436

Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Ameen Gandapur has announced treating old age people free in the government hospitals. The free treatment will be...

CM punjab express deep sorrow over 5 people’s death owing to poisnous food.

Muhammad ibrahimMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024May 7, 20240390

LAHORE: The Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz expressed deep frief and sorrow over five people’s death owing to poisnous food The Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz,...

Pakistan’s progress on tobacco taxation still falls short of WHO guidelines

Abuzar UsamaMay 6, 2024May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024May 6, 20240364

Islamabad: Pakistan has made significant progress in raising tobacco taxes but the country still falls short in fully implementing World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations aimed...

SPDC and WHO Proposes 37% Tobacco Tax Increase to Save Lives and Boost Revenue

Abuzar UsamaMay 5, 2024May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024May 5, 20240312

Islamabad:The Social Policy Development Centre (SPDC) has proposed 37% increase in Federal Excise Duty (FED) on tobacco products to reinforce the gains already achieved and...

Rise in cigarette prices, 18% Pakistanis quit smoking: CRD Survey

Abuzar UsamaMay 5, 2024May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024May 5, 20240336

ISLAMABAD: Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD), a Pakistan-based think tank in its recent survey has revealed that following significant increase in cigarette prices, 18...

CM Punjab inaugurates ‘ FMDP’ for people across the province.

Muhammad ibrahimMay 5, 2024May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024May 5, 20240350

LAHORE: The Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz launched ‘Free Medicine Delivery Project’ (FMDP) for people across the Punjab. The Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz personally...

Delegation of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s calls on PM

Abuzar UsamaMay 3, 2024May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024May 3, 20240372

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed the hope that the government, in collaboration with the global partners and national institutions, would be able...

CM Punjab calls on WHO Regional Director.

Muhammad ibrahimMay 3, 2024May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024May 3, 20240441

LAHORE: The Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has met to World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director in Lahore. The Regional Director of World Health Organization...

Polio virus found in sewerage of District west as anti-polio drive enters fourth day in Karachi

Abuzar UsamaMay 2, 2024May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024May 2, 20240361

Karachi: It was revealed that a polio virus has been found in sewerage of the District West in Karachi. A sample was taken from Khameso...

2nd phase of anti-polio drive begins in KP

Muhammad ibrahimMay 2, 2024May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024May 2, 20240237

PESHAWAR: The second phase of a five-day anti-polio drive begun in five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this morning. As per detail, the second phase of...

Punjab Govt inaugurates newly established field hospitals in Lahore

Abuzar UsamaMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024May 1, 20240279

Lahore: Punjab government inaugurated newly established field hospitals in Lahore today. Addressing an inaugural ceremony in Lahore today, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said field...

Heavy rains, hail lashes Madinah, warning issued

Muhammad ibrahimApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

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The holy city of Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, April 29, witnessed heavy rainfall accompanied by hail, and lightning. Video...

PM meets Bill Gates; urges sustained efforts by partners for polio-free Pakistan

Abuzar UsamaApril 29, 2024April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024April 29, 20240318

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met the founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, wherein he called for...

Five children die of measles in Tando Allahyar

Abuzar UsamaApril 28, 2024April 28, 2024

April 28, 2024April 28, 20240301

Tando Allahyar: Five children were died in an out break of measles in Tando Allahyar. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken notice...

Training session of first Air Ambulance service commence in Lahore.

Muhammad ibrahimApril 26, 2024April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024April 26, 20240511

LAHORE: The Pakistan’ first Air Ambulance service training session has been launched in Lahore. A special session was held Under the presidency of Punjab Chief...

Heavy rain expected in Balochistan for next 24 hours

Muhammad ibrahimApril 26, 2024April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024April 26, 20240365

QUETTA: The Meterological Department has predicted heavy rain in Balochistan for next 24 hrs. As per Meteorological Department, this pattern is likely to persist for...

Higher taxes, awareness help decrease cigarettes sale in Pakistan

Abuzar UsamaApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024April 25, 20240323

Islamabad: The retail volume sales of cigarettes decreased in Pakistan due to higher taxes and awareness amongst cigarette consumers of the potential health risks caused...

Malaria day being observed across the World

Muhammad ibrahimApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024April 25, 20240526

ISLAMABAD: The people around the World observing World Malairia day today Upon the occasion of World Malaria day, the Prime minister Shehbaz Shareef express his...

Pakistan among 9 poor countries producing 90 percent cigarettes for world: Study

Abuzar UsamaApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024April 24, 20240388

LONDON: A recent international study revealing tobacco production across the world is matter of grave concern. Recently unveiled study of London’s Imperial College on smoking...

Pakistan may lose around 50 billion if 10 sticks cigarette packs are allowed

Abuzar UsamaApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 20240462

Islamabad: Expressing profound concern, health activists questioned recent efforts by the tobacco industry to introduce 10-stick packs. This move, according to the activists, not only...

Uniform tax be implemented on cigarettes regardless of their national or multinational brand: Expert

Abuzar UsamaApril 22, 2024April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024April 22, 20240434

Islamabad: It is encouraging that Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has given out hope to the masses that the country could get $3 billion package from...

PM Shehbaz, President Raisi plant a sapling to mark Earth Day

Abuzar UsamaApril 22, 2024April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024April 22, 20240434

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and visiting Iranian President Syed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday planted a sapling in the lawn of the Prime Minister’s...

Earth day reminder of shared responsibility towards protecting planet, for now, for future generations: PM

Abuzar UsamaApril 22, 2024April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024April 22, 20240396

Islamabad:Today, we join the international community to mark Earth Day. Commemorating this day is a reminder of our shared responsibility towards protecting our planet –...

International Earth Day being observed today

Abuzar UsamaApril 22, 2024April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024April 22, 20240574

Web Desk: The International Earth Day is being observed on Monday. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YwHNZcXXsyTaUHzG/?mibextid=oFDknk The theme of the day this year is “Planet vs. Plastics”. The aim...

FED increase on cigarette a must to check rising consumption

Abuzar UsamaApril 21, 2024April 22, 2024

April 21, 2024April 22, 20240396

Islamabad : Snowballing economic burden in terms of public health and economic costs due to rising cigarette consumption has prompted health experts to demand implementation...

Health activists ring alarm over 10-stick cigarette pack

Abuzar UsamaApril 20, 2024April 20, 2024

April 20, 2024April 20, 20240267

Islamabad: Health activists have raised concerns about tobacco companies’ move to introduce 10-stick cigarette packs, fearing a rise in consumption especially among vulnerable groups like...

High FED rates on cigarettes: a win-win for revenue and public health

Abuzar UsamaApril 18, 2024April 19, 2024

April 18, 2024April 19, 20240501

Islamabad: The government’s decision to raise the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes has yielded a notable increase in revenue while simultaneously contributing to a...

Business community expresses concerns on playing with rules, regulations for trade allegedly by cigarette companies

Abuzar UsamaApril 18, 2024April 19, 2024

April 18, 2024April 19, 20240398

Islamabad The concern about playing with rules and regulations for business and trade allegedly by cigarette companies has been rising with each passing day. The...

High Tobacco tax reduces cigarette consumption

Abuzar UsamaApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024April 17, 20240387

Islamabad: The consumption of cigarettes in Pakistan has witnessed a significant decline after the government took a bold decision to increase taxes and address the...

75 years of rains record break in UAE as unprecedented rains wreak havoc

Abuzar UsamaApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024April 17, 20240568

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates witnessed record-breaking and highest levels of rainfall for the first time in 75 years with even Dubai flooding under...

NDMA alerts for intense rainfall, thunderstorms from April 17

Abuzar UsamaApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024April 17, 20240341

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as per the latest projections from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and multiple weather models, in its...

IMF Urges Pakistan to tax non-essential items including cigarettes

Abuzar UsamaApril 15, 2024April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024April 15, 20240462

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Pakistan to overhaul tax machinery and to tax non-essential items including cigarettes to boost revenue and improve...

More rain with windstorm, thunderstorm likely in most parts of country

Abuzar UsamaApril 15, 2024April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024April 15, 20240432

Islamabad: More rain with windstorm and thunderstorm is likely in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and upper/southwestern Balochistan during the next twelve hours. Heavyfalls and...

Single-tier structure and high taxes: the recipe to curb cigarette consumption

Abuzar UsamaApril 12, 2024April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024April 12, 20240487

Islamabad – In a bid to combat the alarming rates of cigarette consumption in Pakistan, experts and health advocates have put their weight behind the...

Met dept predicts rains in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Saturday

Abuzar UsamaApril 12, 2024April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024April 12, 20240311

Karachi: Rains predicted in different cities of Sindh including Karachi from tomorrow, Saturday. According to the meterological department the westerly breeze are constantly effecting the...

Think tank raises alarm against pushing the government to deviate from WHO guidelines

Abuzar UsamaApril 9, 2024April 9, 2024

April 9, 2024April 9, 20240391

Islamabad: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has raised alarm against the surge in the campaign by multinational cigarette companies to resist the guidelines set...

150 children die every day owing to birth defects.

Muhammad ibrahimApril 8, 2024April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024April 8, 20240436

ISLAMABAD: Approximately 150 children die daily due to various birth defects in Pakistan Renowned pediatric surgeon and President of the Association of Pediatric Surgeons of...

What could be the possible white powder received by Judges?

Muhammad ibrahimApril 8, 2024April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024April 8, 20240411

ISLAMABAD: At the beginning of the week, all 8 judges of the Islamabad High Court received envelopes containing suspicious white powder, The powder could be...

Punjab Govt decides to impose a complete ban on the use of plastic bags in Punjab

Muhammad ibrahimApril 7, 2024April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024April 7, 20240362

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decide to impose a complete ban over the use of plastic bag in the province. Senior Minister of Punjab, Maryam...

Tobacco industry engaged in malicious campaign to hurt anti-tobacco narrative

Abuzar UsamaApril 7, 2024April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024April 7, 20240323

ISLAMABAD,: Serious concerns have been raised by public health activists in Pakistan over persistent attempts of the tobacco industry to derail tobacco control efforts in...

PM vows to ensure health facilities for masses

Abuzar UsamaApril 7, 2024April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024April 7, 20240426

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has renewed the commitment of his Government to provide and ensure health facilities for all of our population. In his...

World Health Day being observed across globe today

Abuzar UsamaApril 7, 2024April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024April 7, 20240571

Web Desk: The World Health Day is being observed across the globe today. Theme for the day this year is ‘My health, my right’. This...

CRD demand action against tobacco companies on violation of tax laws

Abuzar UsamaApril 7, 2024April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024April 7, 20240512

Islamabad: The Centre for Research an FCd Dialogue (CRD) has asked the finance minister for action against violation of the country’s tax laws by multinational...

Doctors at PIMS Hospital declared Bushra Bibi’s health satisfactory.

Muhammad ibrahimApril 5, 2024April 5, 2024

April 5, 2024April 5, 20240472

ISLAMABAD: The team of doctors at Pims Hospital declared the health of Bushra Bibi, wife of founder PTI Imran Khan, satisfactoryAccording to the report, 4...

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